Category: Physical Therapy

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Kerissa Hanson joins the School staff in PT Ed

Kerissa Hanson, BA, is the new program coordinator for physical therapy education. Here’s a little bit about Kerissa, in her own words: “After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, in December, 2003, I moved to Washington, D.C., where I worked for several years. Upon returning to Omaha in […]

Jul 3, 2014

Associate Dean's Office, Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy Education hosts visiting faculty from China

Jia (Regina) Hu likes to swim and play badminton. She is also very passionate about her role as chief of research and education at Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center, Yang Zhi Affiliated Rehabilitation Hospital of Tongji University, China. Regina has been our guest for the past three weeks as part of our partnership with Tongji University. […]

Jun 13, 2014

Associate Dean's Office, Kudos, Physical Therapy, Research

Dr. Katherine Jones’ CAPTURE Falls research in the news

Chadron Community Hospital CAPTUREs Falls May 27, 2014 12:10 pm Rapid City Journal Chadron Community Hospital and Health Services (CCH&HS) has a tradition of working with staff and patients to provide the safest care possible. In an effort to further reduce inpatient fall risk, the hospital joined with 17 hospitals across Nebraska and researchers at […]

May 29, 2014

Associate Dean's Office, Kudos, Physical Therapy

PT students up to APTA challenge

Each year, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) puts out a nationwide call to membership for PT students, and each year our UNMC students step up to the challenge. Once again, they achieved platinum status for 100% participation. Here’s the list of participating programs. Students can qualify to win a variety of prizes and the […]

May 28, 2014

Associate Dean's Office, Clinical Laboratory Science, Clinical Perfusion, Cytotechnology, Extended Family, Kudos, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Research, RSTE

Annual SAHP Awards Ceremony and Forum on Evidence-Based Medicine

The annual School of Allied Health Professions Awards Ceremony took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. This year’s recipient of the SAHP Excellence in Research Award was Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD, assistant professor, division of physical therapy education. This award recognizes significant research contributions and addition to the knowledge of the clinical, scientific, and/or educational […]

May 12, 2014

Associate Dean's Office, Clinical Perfusion, Kudos, Physical Therapy, Research, RSTE

SAHP News: Dr. Jones, RSTE faculty & students, perfusion week

Don’t want you to miss any of the great things going on in the SAHP! Here are a couple of great SAHP stories from this morning’s UNMC Today: Fall prevention the focus for Katherine Jones, Ph.D. RSTE faculty, students nearly sweep state awards In addition, it’s National Perfusion Appreciation Week, May 4-10, 2014. The profession […]

May 5, 2014

Associate Dean's Office, Kudos, Physical Therapy

Welcome and congratulations to Sara Bills!

Sara Bills, PT, DPT, GCS, joined our Division of Physical Therapy Education faculty. She also recently published this article about an inspiring patient for whom she cared. Below are some facts about Sara, in her own words: I live in Lincoln with my husband, Charlie, and two children, where we are blessed with three sets […]

Apr 7, 2014

Associate Dean's Office, Clinical Laboratory Science, Clinical Perfusion, Cytotechnology, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Research, RSTE

Welcome Jodi Parrack, SAHP Accountant

Jodi Parrack has joined the SAHP as an Accountant III. She spent the last six years in Internal Medicine as a Financial and Clinical Analyst. Here, in her own words, are some facts about Jodi: I have a 21-yr-old daughter, Brittany, (from previous marriage) and she has an almost 2-year-old daughter, August. My husband, Tom, […]

Mar 21, 2014

Associate Dean's Office, Clinical Laboratory Science, Clinical Perfusion, Cytotechnology, Kudos, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, RSTE

Stephanie M. Vas, BS, R.T.(R)(CT)(MR), named Director of MRI program

Posted on behalf of Kyle Meyer: I am pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie M. Vas, BS, R.T.(R)(CT)(MR), to the position of director, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) program, in the College of Medicine, School of Allied Health Professions. Ms. Vas, originally from Ansley, Nebraska, received her Bachelor degree in Radiation Science Technology from UNMC. […]

Mar 12, 2014

Associate Dean's Office, Kudos, Physical Therapy, Research

Three PT Students presented posters at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum

Troy Goetsch, Megan Bradberry, and Zach Douglas (PT2s) presented posters at the 45th Annual Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum that was held March 1, 2014 at Creighton. Well done! Megan’s poster was titled, “Tai Chi as a Balance Intervention for Older Adults: Web-Based vs. Video-Based?” Zach’s poster was titled, “Geographic Distribution of Specialized […]